Jeffjag Wordplay Project

Forms of Word Play

• Alliteration- the repetition of a consonant sound in words within a sentence
• Assonance- the repetition of a vowel sound within a sentence.
• Diction- the choice of words one uses to express something
• Lexicon- a specialized vocabulary
• Personification - giving things human like qualities
• Pun- two words that sound alike but have different meanings.
• Repetition- constant words in a sentence that appear over and over again.
• Syntax- the arrangement of words in a sentence